When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean he confronts an unconscious memory of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet are plagued with their own memories and scientists think the ocean may be a brain that creates these memories.
Dr. Kevin ankommer til rumstationen, der svæver om planeten Solaris, efter at være blevet kaldt dertil af sin gamle ven og underviser Gibarian. Solaris består af et stort hav, der tilsyneladende har e...